A court in Kaliningrad overturned the fine to Ecodefense! under the article on violation of the law on “foreign agents”

Judge Oleg Podufaly of the Moscow District Court of Kaliningrad dismissed the case against the non-profit organization Ecodefense! under the article on failure to provide an NPO recognized as a “foreign agent” with information for inclusion in the register of the Ministry of Justice (Article 19.7.5-2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). This is reported by the "Public verdict".

Elena Pershakova, head of the legal practice of Public Verdict on Fundamental Freedoms, believes that thanks to this decision, it is possible to appeal the initiation of one of the five criminal cases against the director of Ecodefense! Alexandra Queen.

“The decision made today and the termination of this case is doubly significant for me and Ecodefense, since this decision with a fine was the basis for initiating one of five criminal cases against Koroleva. Now there are grounds to demand the return of funds that were forcibly debited from the account of the organization. In addition, of course, we will raise the question of the illegality of initiating at least one of the criminal cases against Alexandra Koroleva, ”the Public Verdict quoted Elena Pershakova as saying.

• On April 17, 2017, the justice of the peace of the 2nd judicial district of the Moskovsky district of Kaliningrad fined the NGO Ecodefense! under the article on the non-provision of information by a "foreign agent" to the Ministry of Justice (Article 19.7.5-2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The NPO was recognized as a foreign agent in 2014.
• Because of the five fines that were imposed on Ecodefense! From the end of 2016 to the end of 2017, in June 2019, were opened against the director of the NGO, Alexandra Koroleva, under the article on malicious non-execution of a court decision (part 2 of article 315 of the Criminal Code). five criminal cases